Islam is to bear witness that there is no God but Allaah and that Mohammad is His massenger. To perform prayer to give charity: 2.5$ out of 100$, but if you are poor, then you are given not paying. To fast during the holy month of ramadan. To perform Hajj once in your life if you are able to do so. These are the 5 pillars of Islam. The faith is to believe in God, His angels, Holy Books, Massengers, the last day and Al-Qadar.
You also are not allowed to steal, if you do, your arm gets chopped off. You are not allowed to commit adultery, if you do either stoned to death (if affair) or whipped in public. Yep, otherwise you aren't a Muslim if you do not follow the Sun'ah and Quran. Actually all orders from the Mohamed are as the same level as orders from the Quran, since such orders are divine from God thorough Angel Gabriel. Peace,
Islam is the only one Religion which stops from sins, and also tells the way how to remove it from an islamic society and make peace in the world
Not for all but there are some conditions applied. First investivate and find reasons of offence, if he feels guilty then he awraded the sentence.
If that is true, why so many people in islamic societies live in so bad conditions, treat each other badly and have harsh lives? And if brutality stops sin, why sin was not eliminated in the islamic societies after practicing islam for over 1400 years?
What if the perpetrators aren't Muslims, do you have the right to prosecute them under Islamic Laws? Who are the judges and what qualifies them to be judges as well as who appointed them as judges? Are the offenders given the rights to legal advice and help?
It depends on the country. But I do admire what Ahmadenijad said "We don't have homosexuals like in your country". Gotta admit he's got us beat there. And I'm being serious. I just think the veil thing goes a bit far, other than that, I have little problem with sha'ria. I think it could be adapted for the modern times perhaps. Other Christian leaders have said the same thing. The Anglican Archibishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams called for it just a few months ago. The Archbishop said that religious judges should be allowed to make rulings on some civil matters and that British courts should recognize those decisions -- in cases dealing with marriage, divorce or disputes, for example. I agree completely. Whose law is more important? Man's or God's? After all, law itself is derived from religion. All that means is that we have religious judges. Muslim judges would have jurisdiction over Muslim people, then Christian judges would have jurisdiction over Christian people. In Muslim countries that follow Sharia law, non-muslims are often not expected to follow every tiny part of the sharia, depending on the country and the offense (of course theft, murder, rape, will be punished). For example, alcohol is allowed to foreigners in Iran, Egypt, Afghanistan, Turkey, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, and some other muslim countries. There are many other such examples where non-muslims are given special rights or permission to do things that are taboo. Though the hijab is oft-expected even for foreign women, in some muslim countries it isn't that way. I guess the theme here is that it depends on the country.
To my knowledge, the only countries that enforce Islamic Sharia are Saudi Arabia and Iran. Just like any other country, such laws are applicable to all residents. How judges are chosen depends on the type of government (monarchy or democrat). Peace,
Oh, and near where I live in Texas, a texas court said sha'ria law can apply here http://www.2ndcoa.courts.state.tx.us/opinions/HTMLopinion.asp?OpinionID=14601 So, there are some people applying sha'ria law, right here in my state of Texas. Yet, you a non-muslim are not affected by this. It's meant to apply to the followers of their faith.
I've read some crazy posts here but this one is nuttier than ratshit in a Pistachio factory. You live in Texas but you don't have a problem with religious law being implemented in our country? As to your hatred of gays, that's just sad a modern person like you thinks that way. Who's law is more important, this guy asks, man or god's? What if it's just man pretending to be god who makes the law? Luckily for me, the majority of the people in the US don't support Sharia law.